Season 2019 might be about generation next but that doesn’t mean the NRL’s golden oldies are done just yet. Blog live with Phil Rothfield from 1pm as he looks at the league veterans who delivered as well as all the other issues from opening round.
NRL boss Todd Greenberg’s right-hand man has exited the building, Roosters eye Cooper Cronk’s replacement and Wayne Bennett needs to change his attitude.
Greg Inglis’ ex-wife and new partner enjoy each other’s company at the footy, while the granddaughter of a racing great has helped turn around the life of Eels winger Blake Ferguson.
No more grubby third party deals and no more salary cap rorting. The peptide days are long gone. After decades of lurching from one crisis to another, Cronulla’s future is secure, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
BLOG WITH BUZZ ALL DAY: The sporting landscape in Sydney changed forever in a sea of red, black and light blue jerseys on Saturday night.
A group of senior NRL referees have been sin-binned by hotel security while staging their own ‘Mad Monday’ celebration over the weekend. LIVE BLOG
VIDEO: FROM ASADA scandals, to boardroom stoushes, to great on-field moments, Phil Rothfield reveals his top 50 moments of 2013.
PHIL Rothfield: League great Arthur Summons says it’s a “disgrace” Norm Provan is not an Immortal. Sports Editor-at-large Phil Rothfield disagrees.
MONDAY BUZZ: Laurie Daley was right after all. Adam Reynolds is not ready for State of Origin football. Blog with Phil Rothfield
THE NRL and ASADA have known about a major drug problem in the sport for more than 15 years. Don’t miss Australia’s best sports gossip.
PHIL ‘Buzz’ Rothfield is rugby league’s most experienced journalist.
CHANNEL Nine has called in Today show host Karl Stefanovic to handle sport’s biggest interview of the year with banned NRL star Sandor Earl.
THERE was once an old NRL television ad campaign that carried the slogan “it’s never the same unless you’re there at the game”. It’s true.
THE Parramatta Eels have only themselves to blame for the early departure of Ricky Stuart as head coach.
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